There was quite a bit of pissiness this year around one NFL playoff game on Wild Card Weekend. The reason for the eye rolls was that the NFL had sold one, just one, game to NBC who was putting it on their streaming service Peacock.
Now, no one knew that it would be an anticipated game between reigning champs, the Kansas City Chiefs and the high octane Miami Dolphins but now fans, bar owners and the like had to buy a month of Peacock for one game.
Peacock ain’t the only streamer with issues in my book. The Max (formerly HBO Max) has some NBA but not a lot and not every night. Paramount+ has a bit of stuff as does Hulu via ESPN but that here, here and over there nature means the fan has to mark their calendars diligently to follow their favorite teams. Or just buy and hold subscriptions to watch a bare minimum of games.
And with the pro leagues asking and getting bigger paydays each contract cycle, those streaming subscriptions are probably gonna rise.
Which means you will find me watching the highlights on YouTube instead.
For beer, look for the now not spoken of IBUs (international bittering units) and let your choice of high octane hops be the bitterness instead of you having it inside.
